avail

A. The word is avail. (ә-vāl) (Megan)
B. The was map quite availing to me when I was lost. (emily)
C. Avail: 1. to be of use; have force or efficacy; serve; help
2. to be of value or profit.
I used: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/avail (Meryam)
D. The boy is helping her. I found this picture on http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj/FLClipart/Verbs/help.gif. (Kamila)

E.

Synonyms:	advance, advantage, aid, ameliorate, assist, avail, better, build, contribute to, favor, further, improve, make it*, pay, pay off*, profit, promote, relieve, serve, succor, work for
Antonyms:	disfavor, harm, hinder, hurt, impair, injure

http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/avail (Jess)
F.
A couple of months ago I worked for Habitat For Humanity. In this I helped build houses for the poor families of Bridgeport. There were many reasons for why they could not afford a house. It feels great to be able to help people who are less fortunate than you. This an example of avail because I helped people of less fortune feel like they mean something. I was helpful in building their house. --Cory M.
H. "It is one of the competitions 3,000 young riders attending the show hope to win, some returning year after year, to no avail."
That was a sentence taken from a New Haven Register article from Tuesday, January 9th's newspaper in the local (B) section. the article titled "Teen Champion isn't Horsing Around", a riveting piece about a 14-year-old from Orange who won a prestigious award at the Grand National World Championship Morgan Horse Show in Oklahoma City! She is truly an example of a model youth indeed. ---gina m.---